Exercises

1. Put the verb in Present Simple or in Present Continuous. My brother and I have/are having a party tomorrow. We are/are being  all very busy at the moment.  Mum is baking/bakes a cake and I am decorating/decorate the house. I am liking/like   balloons, so I am blowing/blow a lot of them. My brother helps/is helping me although he isn’t liking/doesn’t like them very much. We have/are having  a party every year to celebrate our birthday. We are twins. We always have/are having a great time. My dad usually gives/is giving  a bag with small presents to all the guests. What are you doing/do you do right now? Are/Do  you throwing/throw a party on your birthday? Write to me soon!Love,Susan      

2. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with he right form of the verb:

 Elvis Presley – In the ghetto

As the snow ……………………  (fly)On a cold and gray Chicago mornin'A poor little baby child ..................... (be) bornIn the ghettoand his mama .................... (cry) 'cause if there's one thing that she don't needIt'.................  (be) another hungry mouth to feedIn the ghetto

People, don't you ...................... (understand)child .......................... (need) a helping handor he'll grow to be an angry young man some daytake a look at you and me,........................ (be) we too blind to see? Do we simply ...................... (turn) our heads and look the other way?

Well the world ....................... (turn) and a hungry litle boy with a runny nose..................... (play) in the street as the cold wind ...................... (blow) In the ghetto

And his hunger ...................... (burn) 

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so he .......................... (start) to roam the streets at nightand he .......................  (learn) how to stealan he ........................ (learn) how to fightIn the ghetto

Then one night in desperationa young man ........................ (break) awayhe ....................... (buy) a gun, ....................... (steal) a car,........................ (try) to run, but he don't get farAnd his mama ...................... (cry) 

As a crowd gathers 'roundand angry young manface down on the street with a gun in his handIn the ghetto 

And as her young man .................... (die),on a cold and gray Chicago mornin',Another little baby child is bornIn the ghettoAnd his mama ………………….. (cry)

3. Complete the biographies of these famous sportmen.

Rafa Nadal

  Rafa Nadal am/are/is a tennis player. He am/are/is 25 years old. He am/are/is from Manacor (Mallorca). He live/lives there with his family. He has/have a girlfriend, her name am/are/is  Xesca. Rafa isen’t/aren’t/isn’t very tall, but  he 's very strong  and athletic. He loves/is loving going fishing and playing golf. He usually is wearing/wears a  headband when he plays/is playing tennis because he have/has long dark hair. He also wears/is wearing wristbands in both arms. Rafa Nadal plays/is playing left-handed. He am/are/is the best tennis player ever on clay.

Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol am/are/is a basketball player. He am/are/is 31 years old. He is/are/am from Sant Boi (Barcelona), but he is living/lives in Los Angeles (California, USA). He have/has two younger brothers, Marc and Adriŕ. They play/are playing basketball too. Pau Gasol am/are/is very tall (2,15 cm) and quite strong. One of his best friends are/is Rafa Nadal. Pau Gasol plays/is playing for Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA team. He also plays/is playing with the Spanish national team. He are/is a champion because he won almost everything: NBA tittle, the World Championship, the Spanish League... He are/is/am the best Spanish basketball player ever.

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4. Complete the following sentences with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets:

 Jason ........................... (sleep) eight hours a day.We ...................... (not go) to work by bus, we always ........................... (go) by tube................................ (speak) English? No, she doesn't. But she..................... (speak) German very well.Which day of the week ........................... (you/go) to English class?What time ........................................... (the post/come)?Jane ............................ (watch) too much television!!Peter ......................... (not like) horror films. He .................. (prefer) romantic films. 

5. Complete the following sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

 The birds ........................ (fly) very high today.Jane ........................... (not study) very much this term, she should study more.Hello Mandy! ............................... (you/wait) for the London bus?What ............................. (Bob/do)? He .......................... (do) the washing-up.I .......................(not surf) the internet, I ...................... (study) for my English exam. 

6. Complete the following sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets:

 Oh! It ....................... (rain)! We can't play outside, it always ......................... (rain) when we want to go out.I ........................... (read) a very good book at the moment.Vegetarians ................................ (not eat) meat.Where ....................... (you/go)? I ............................ (go) to the supermarket.Why .............................. (we/always do) boring exercises?James ................................ (wash) the dishes every evening.My sister ............................. (not work) at the moment but she usually .................... (work) as a secretary.Why ....................................................... (Tom and Fred/study) Chinese? Because they ..................... (go) to Pekin in summer.

7. Which option is the right one??

1.  a) David always walks the dog in the afternoons                        

     b) David is always walking the dog in the afternoons  

     c) David walks always the dog in the afternoons

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2.  a) Paul never run when he goes to school                                                       

     b) Paul  runs never when he goes to school  

     c) Paul never runs when he goes to school 

3.  a) Those little children dance in the stage right now                                                                                    

     b) Those little children are dancing in the stage right now

     c) Those little children  dancing in the stage right now

4.  a) Mr. Spencer rarely cook dinner on Mondays                                                                                                                

     b) Mr. Spencer rarely cooks dinner on Mondays

     c) Mr. Spencer cooks rarely  dinner on Mondays

5.  a) Monica's father is reads a newspaper at the moment                                                                                                               

     b) Monica's father reads a newspaper at the moment

     c) Monica's father is reading a newspaper at the moment

8. Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1. Please be quiet! I  (work) now!

2. It  (not rain) at the moment.

3. This shop  (open) at eight and  (close) at six.

4. She always  (go) to school by bike.

5. Pst! The baby  (sleep).

6. Tom always  (get up) early in the morning.

7. Look! Peter  (juggle).

8. They  (have) their lunch at the moment.

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9. She often  (eat) meat.

10. I rarely  (go) to bed before midnight.

11. Pit  (smoke) 19 cigarettes a day.

12. Jack never  (have) breakfast in the morning.

13. Look! Somebody  (swim) in the cold river.

14. What   you   (do) now? I  (listen) to music!

15. She usually   (wear) black clothes.

16. Ann often  (play) tennis.

17. Listen! The  boy   (sing) a nice song.

18. The earth   (move) aroung the sun.

19. Ice   (melt) in the sun.

20. Sandy   (be) always late.

9. Present simple or present continuous? Insert the correct form.

1. The boy  (go) to school every day.

2. The sun  (shine) now. Let's go out!

3. Listen! The dog (bark).

4. Hush! The baby (sleep).

5. We always  (travel) by air.

6. Look at Peter! He  (ride) his bicycle with no hands.

7. John never (come) early.

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8. They usually (go) to school on Mondays but today they

(visit) the dentist.

9. Father  (shave) himself every other day.

10. He  (shave) himself at present.

11. We never  (expect) many birthday presents. We

always  (receive)some presents but this

year father  (give) us a cheque, instead.

12. This morning I (have) coffee although I generally (take) tea.

13. Be quiet! Can't you see I  (speak) on the telephone?

14. Maria  (live) with her aunt in London where she(study) English at present.

15. John often (interrupt) when another person(speak).

16. In summer he often  (lie) down in the afternoon.

He  (rest) now. Sometimes he (fall) asleep.

17. He  (not work) on Sundays.

18. Look! A big white bird (sit) in our garden.

19. Elephants (not eat) meat.

20. He  (not see) her very often. 

10. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with he right form of the verb:

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Bryan Adams – Do I have to say the words?

Rescue ................ from the mireWhisper words of ........................Rescue me - .................... rescue me

With your ................... open wideWant you ................. by my sideCome to me - darling ......................... meWhen this world's ....................... inThere's no need to pretendSet me ..................... - darling rescue me

I don't wanna let you ...................So I'm standing in your .................I never needed anyone like I'm needing you ..................

Do I ...................... to say the words?Do I have to tell the truth?Do I have to shout it out? Do I have to say a .......................? Must I prove to you - how good we are .........................? Do I have to say the ........................? 

......................... me from despair Tell me you ............. be there .................... me please - darling rescue me 

Every ......................... that we share Every cross that we bear Can't you see - darling rescue me 

I don't wanna let you go So I'm standing in your way I never needed anyone like I'm needing you ........................ 

Do I have to say the words? Do I have to tell the ..........................? Do I have to shout it out? Do I have to say a prayer? Must I ..................... to you - how good we are together? Do I have to say the words?

Aerosmith

„I don’t want to miss a thing”

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Choose the verbs that you can hear:

I could stand/stay/say/stray awake just to hear you beating/bearing/breathing/ greetingWatch you smile/small/mile/slime while you are screaming/slapping/sleeping/slipping Far away and dreaming/trimming/dealing/meaning I could send/spend/span/spin my life in this sweet surrenderI could stay lost/least/last/least in this moment foreverEvery moment spent with youIs a moment I measure/lecture/treasure/fracture

Unscramble the lines of the Chorus 

'Cause I'd miss you, babe

The sweetest dream will never do 

'Cause even when I dream of you

I don't wanna fall asleep

I don't wanna close my eyes

I'd still miss you, babe

And I don't wanna miss a thing

And I don't wanna miss a thing

Write in the missing words Lying close to you

Feeling your   beating

And I wonder what you're Wondering if it's me you're seeing

Then I   your eyes and thank   we're togetherAnd I just wanna stay with you

In this   forever, forever and ever

Chorus Unscramble the words in brackets

I don't wanna miss one   (ielms)

I don't wanna miss one   (kssi)

Well, I just   (annaw) be with you

 (igtrh) here with you, just like this

I just wanna  (dlho) you close

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I feel your heart so close to  (mnei)And just stay here in this moment

For all the   (rset) of time

Chorus (2x)

Don't wanna close my eyesI don't wanna fall asleep, yeahI don't wanna miss a thing.

John Lennon„Imagine”

Fill in the missing words

Imagine there's no ................

It's easy if you try cryNo ................... below usAbove us only ..................Imagine all the ........................

Living for tomorrow today 

Put the lines in the correct order

 Nothing to kill or die for

 Imagine all the people

 It isn't hard to do

 And no religion too

 Living life in peace

 Imagine there's no countries 

Match the two halves of the sentences

1)  You may say                   a) you'll join us

2)  But I'm not                       b) will be as one

3)  I hope some day                 c) I'm a dreamer

4)  And the world                d) the only one Choose the correct word

Imagine no confessions/possessions/convictions I wander/wonder/ponder if you can

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No need for greed or anger/finger/hungerA brotherhood/motherhood/sisterhood of manImagine all the purple/pimple/person/people Sharing all the earth/worth/world/word 

Tick the word that you don't hear

You  may might say I'm a dreamer

But I'm now not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us too

And the world will still live as one

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